Moths of North Carolina
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Euthyatira pudens (Guenée, 1852) - Dogwood Thyatirid

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Drepanoidea		 Family:
Thyatiridae		Subfamily:
Thyratirinae		Tribe:
Macrothyatirini		P3 Number:
850008		 MONA Number:
6240.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1923)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Euthyatira pudensAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on dogwoods, particularly Flowering Dogwood (Benthamidia florida) (Wagner, 2005). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Dogwood Thickets and Understories
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Euthyatira pudens - Dogwood Thyatirid

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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Tracy Pittman on 2025-04-22
McDowell Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Thomas Reed on 2024-04-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Thomas Reed on 2024-04-17
Wake Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: tom ward on 2024-04-16
Buncombe Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-06
Madison Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Emily L Stanley on 2023-04-19
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-04-13
Madison Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-23
Buncombe Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-12
Madison Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-04-10
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-04-10
Buncombe Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-23
Madison Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-04-30
Buncombe Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-17
Madison Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2016-04-08
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2016-04-07
Mecklenburg Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2015-04-09
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Paul Scharf on 2014-04-28
Warren Co.
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Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-04-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Euthyatira pudensRecorded by: Clyde Sorenson on 2014-04-05
Johnston Co.
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